Archie Wymore in His Brush Runabout in Rose Hill, Iowa, Circa 1910
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Archie Wymore in His Brush Runabout in Rose Hill, Iowa, Circa 1910
Description
In this photograph sits long-time Rose Hill, Iowa veterinarian Archie Wymore with his wife and dog in one of the earliest automobiles ever manufactured; the Brush Runabout. Alanson P. Brush established his automobile company in 1907 after designing the first Cadillac. The first Brush Runabout had a single cylinder six horse power motor and was sold for $500.00. The axles of the vehicle were made of wood, showing how primitive the vehicle was. Still, very few in the Mahaska County area could afford a vehicle like this, so posing in the Brush Runabout as Archie Wymore and his family do in this photo, would be a form of showing status at the time.
Creator
Chuck Russell
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Chuck Russell
Publisher
Chuck Russell
Date
"2009-06-05"
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still image/jpeg 2000
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image
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